VETERINARY MEDICAL TEACHING HOSPITAL (VMTH)

The VMTH at the VMBS provides leading-edge compassionate care for animals while ensuring that students receive the highest standard of veterinary medical education. The VMTH was the first teaching hospital to receive the prestigious American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) Referral Practice Accreditation, is certified as a Level II facility by the Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Society (VECCS), and has been awarded the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) Cat-Friendly Practice (CFP) – Gold Level designation.

Highlights from FY22 include:

The VMTH treated 22,839 patients in the Small Animal Teaching Hospital and 5,103 patients in the Large Animal Teaching Hospital. One hospital team member was recognized for her dedication to the university with a President’s Meritorious Service Award, in part for her commitment to the Aggie core values of respect, excellence, leadership, loyalty, integrity, and selfless service.

As the hospital continues to recover from the challenges of the pandemic, the reality of fatigue on the veterinary profession is clearly apparent, leading the VMTH to double efforts to focus on wellbeing and morale throughout the hospital. This includes investing in new and existing personnel and purposefully listening to and focusing on the needs of the hospital team. Some of those needs included much needed equipment and facility improvements, including the installation of new flooring in our Large Animal Teaching Hospital and Tru-D which is a UV disinfecting robot that kills bacteria, viruses, and spores using UVC light. These new additions help to maintain the integrity of our infection prevention program while continuing to support the hospital’s commitment to high-quality patient care and teaching.

Shaping tomorrow’s veterinarians while providing an unmatched patient and client experience is how the VMTH operates. The entire team of clinicians, staff, and veterinary students is committed to providing state-of-the-art care and making the VMBS' teaching hospital a model for excellence in Texas and beyond. The VMTH continues to balance exceptional patient care with a student educational experience second to none.